Page 11 - Spring 2022 Community Newsletter ENG

‘Leave Only Pawprints’ has gone international Primary school paints Milford Haven pink!

Our latest dog fouling news story The last flare up in 2013 was the worst. As part of our dog fouling campaign, bright for irresponsible dog owners to feel they
pink pawprints have been appearing
can let their dogs roam free. We’re making
featuring a former rugby player has All it took was heavy flu to trigger it and I across the country, guiding dog owners a stance by supporting Keep Wales Tidy
been picked up in international news. was hospitalised for two weeks because to bins and encouraging them do the in tackling this issue and to ask people to
the infection had tracked into my veins. right thing. clean up after their dog”.

Darryl Adams was hospitalised in 2005
after his shin was stamped on with Ever since then my leg has never been Pupils at St. Francis Catholic Primary As well as spraying pawprints and

rugby boot studs, covered in dog poo, right, it is constantly swollen and looks School in Milford Haven were keen to get #BagItBinIt tags, the pupils also carried
in a Blaenau Gwent playing field. The awful – all from some selfish person involved and highlight the issue along the out a clean-up around the marina,

studs cut the skin on his shin and the who couldn’t be bothered to pick up Milford Waterfront parkrun course. collecting a total of six bags weighing
dog poo caused a cellulitis infection. after their dog! I’m backing Keep Wales more than 10kg in less than two hours.

Tidy’s dog fouling campaign to urge dog The route has become very popular
Darryl’s story received national coverage owners to do the right thing and pick over the past two years due to the Mrs Roberts the School Headteacher
on WalesOnline, LADbible, The Mirror up after their pets before more people introduction of the weekly 5km parkrun commented: “We were delighted to be

and Metro. The campaign has also are seriously harmed.” Darryl Adams event; however, issues with dog fouling invited by the staff of Keep Wales Tidy
featured in the US Express, US Sun and are becoming a concern, with parkrun to take part in the efforts to improve our

has even been translated into French, We’re so grateful to Darryl for volunteers having to clean up the course local area. Our eco-club members are
Vietnamese and Polish! supporting our ‘Leave Only Pawprints’ every Saturday morning. very aware of the responsibility they have
campaign and sharing his life to protect and nurture our environment

“I ended up having a week in hospital changing story to raise awareness Milford Waterfront parkrun Event and are keen to take part in any activity
and the doctor who treated me said of the harmful impact not picking Director Jon Phillips said: “Our parkrun that helps to support that. They were

that once you get cellulitis, all it up after your pets can have. event is extremely popular and we’re particularly proud to be considered
takes is something small to trigger seeing a growing number of tourists from custodians of Milford Haven and would

it off again. The infection flared Read Darryl’s full story all over the world attend every week, welcome further opportunities to
up twice between 2005 and 2013. including more and more young children. develop this role.”

It’s a shame our course is remote enough